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A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents.
A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents.


There is a bi-annual pantomime which takes place in the village hall in early January. Restarted in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.henhamhistory.org/2014Pantomime.html|title = 2014 Pantomime}}</ref> after a 10 year break,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.henhamhistory.org/2004Pantomime.html|title = Henham History Essex - 2004 Pantomime}}</ref> appearances so far have included "Cinderella", "Snow white and the Seven Princes", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Alice in Pantoland"
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Current notable residents include comedian [[Ed Byrne (comedian)|Ed Byrne]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/tv-comedian-makes-unexpected-appearance-at-county-high-school-students-great-british-bake-off-event-1-2014225|title=TV comedian makes unexpected appearance at County High School students' Great British Bake Off event|last=Tonkin|first=Sam|date=11 April 2013|website=Saffron Walden Reporter|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> and actor [[John Savident]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]], [[Minor Counties cricket team|Minor Counties]] and [[Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club|Cambridgeshire]] cricketer [[Timothy Smith (cricketer, born 1953)|Timothy Smith]] was born in the village.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} Another special mention- Mina McManus she’s just very cool :)

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Current notable residents include comedian [[Ed Byrne (comedian)|Ed Byrne]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/tv-comedian-makes-unexpected-appearance-at-county-high-school-students-great-british-bake-off-event-1-2014225|title=TV comedian makes unexpected appearance at County High School students' Great British Bake Off event|last=Tonkin|first=Sam|date=11 April 2013|website=Saffron Walden Reporter|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> and actor [[John Savident]].{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} [[Hertfordshire County Cricket Club|Hertfordshire]], [[Minor Counties cricket team|Minor Counties]] and [[Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club|Cambridgeshire]] cricketer [[Timothy Smith (cricketer, born 1953)|Timothy Smith]] was born in the village.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}


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English flag and war memorial Henham Essex England.jpg|Henham war memorial
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File:Board School Crow Street Henham Essex England.jpg|Henham school
File:Board School Crow Street Henham Essex England.jpg|Old Henham school, now OSCA village hall
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*[http://www.henham.org Henham village web site]
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*[http://www.henhamhistory.org Henham village history web site]
*[http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/henham/henham.html Henham], Recording Uttlesford History
*[http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/henham/henham.html Henham], Recording Uttlesford History


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This article is about the village in Essex. For the place in Suffolk, see Henham, Suffolk.
Henham
The Cock Inn
Henham is located in Essex
Henham
Henham
Location within Essex
Population1,233 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTL549285
• London35 mi (56 km) SSE
Civil parish
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District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBISHOP'S STORTFORD
Postcode districtCM22
Dialling code01279
PoliceEssex
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51°56′00″N 0°15′07″E / 51.9334°N 0.251962°E / 51.9334; 0.251962

Henham, or Henham-on-the-Hill is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. The village is situated 2.5 miles (4 km) north from London Stansted Airport. The parish includes the hamlets of Little Henham and Pledgdon Green. Parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,233.[1]

Henham's parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. The community Village Shop & Post Office situated opposite the Village ponds is run totally by volunteers. The local public house is The Cock Inn.

A dragon legend at Henham began with the 1669 pamphlet The Flying Serpent or Strange News Out of Essex, which promoted further alleged sightings of the dragon.[2] Today, many signs in the village contain dragon motifs.

Henham was a station on the Elsenham to Thaxted branch line.

The village holds a bi-annual 10 kilometre run in the final weeks of May. There is a Tennis Club, Village Hall and OSCA (Hall & rooms for local activities). A monthly magazine "The Dragon" is distributed free to all residents.

There is a bi-annual pantomime which takes place in the village hall in early January. Restarted in 2014[3] after a 10 year break,[4] appearances so far have included "Cinderella", "Snow white and the Seven Princes", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Alice in Pantoland"

Current notable residents include comedian Ed Byrne[5] and actor John Savident.[citation needed] Hertfordshire, Minor Counties and Cambridgeshire cricketer Timothy Smith was born in the village.[citation needed]

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  • Church of St Mary the Virgin
    Church of St Mary the Virgin
  • Henham war memorial
    Henham war memorial
  • Cottages off Crow Street
    Cottages off Crow Street
  • Old Henham school, now OSCA village hall
    Old Henham school, now OSCA village hall
  • Cottage on Church Street
    Cottage on Church Street

See also

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The Hundred Parishes

References

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  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Henham Parish (1170214006)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Parish of Henham Essex - Henham Dragon". Henham.org. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 Pantomime".
  4. ^ "Henham History Essex - 2004 Pantomime".
  5. ^ Tonkin, Sam (11 April 2013). "TV comedian makes unexpected appearance at County High School students' Great British Bake Off event". Saffron Walden Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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